Search for dissertations about: "truth telling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words truth telling.

  2. 1. Rethinking Reconciliation : Concepts, Methods, and an Empirical Study of Truth Telling and Psychological Health in Rwanda

    Author : Karen Brounéus; Peter Wallensteen; Erik Melander; Ervin Staub; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Peace and conflict research; reconciliation; truth commissions; truth telling; peacebuilding; internal conflict; security; witnessing; psychological health; Rwanda; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : This dissertation combines psychology with peace and conflict research in a cross-disciplinary approach to reconciliation processes after intrastate armed conflict. Two overarching contributions are made to the field of reconciliation research. The first is conceptual and methodological. READ MORE

  4. 2. Justice and Politics : On the Depoliticization of Justice Claims in the Work of Truth Commissions

    Author : Alexandra Lebedeva; Helen Andersson; Elena Namli; Jaana Hallamaa; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Arendt; Derrida; depoliticization; Foucault; human rights; justice; Morocco’s Equity and Reconciliation Commission; restorative justice; Ricœur; testimony; transitional justice; truth; truth commissions; Etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : Truth commissions have become a widespread and normalized institutions for addressing past human rights violations. One of the central ideas behind the concept of truth commissions is that it is necessary to establish the truth about the past and allow victims to speak publicly about the violations to which they have been exposed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Interrogating to detect deception and truth : effects of strategic use of evidence

    Author : Maria Hartwig; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bevis; förhör; rättspsykologi; evidence; Police questioning; Deception detection; Interrogation; Strategic use of evidence; Statement-evidence consistency;

    Abstract : Several decades of research has shown that people are poor at detecting deception. This thesis, based on four empirical studies, aimed at exploring human deception detection accuracy in the context of interrogations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Eliciting cues to true and false intentions by strategic questioning

    Author : Tuule Sooniste; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception detection; true and false intention; strategic interviewing; unanticipated questions; cells of suspects; goal directed behavior; consistency;

    Abstract : For many legal and intelligence settings it is necessary to assess whether a stated intention is true or false. The 9/11-Attack (NYC) demonstrates the potential value of increased accuracy in discriminating between true and false intentions. READ MORE

  7. 5. True and false intentions: Can the concept of "episodic future thoughts" help to discriminate?

    Author : Melanie Knieps; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception detection; true and false intentions; criminal intentions; episodic future thoughts; repeated interviews; unanticipated questions; consistency;

    Abstract : In legal settings it is important to be able to assess the veracity of statements provided by suspects, witnesses and alleged victims. This is why there is a large body of literature on deception detection (Vrij 2008; Granhag & Strömwall, 2004). READ MORE